ROOM RATES, RESERVATIONS & RESTRICTIONS

ROOM RATES: In celebration of our tenth year anniversary we are going back to our 2001 prices for this year. It's also our one year anniversary of completing the ceramics studio so that's as good a reason as any to have some fun. If you have reservations now for a stay after the first of the year (2011) your room rates will reflex the new pricing. So for 2011 our room rate for a nights stay is $120 a night Plus 14.25% tax or about $135.00 a night total. This is also our Kama'ania rates so we're going to be considering all our guests as locals this year.

RESERVATIONS: We will hold a room for you with the receipt of a deposit. Deposits can be made with a MasterCard, Visa or Discover Card number with an expiration date, either by E-mail, phone, fax- (808) 878-3514- or snail mail. It is just the card number and expiration date that we need. We do Not charge your card until you arrive or don't without notice-SEE OUR CANCELLATION POLICY. You'll have much better luck E-mailing or faxing the information to us than trying to catch us by phone.

Please include: The name on the card,

The Cell Phone number you are traveling with, this for emergencies only. Flash Flood Warnings, Brush fires and Road closures.

An Estimate of when you plan to arrive in Upcountry. We don't recommend driving around with your luggage in your car. We're only 20 minutes from the airport so come up and drop off your bags at least, we may be able to get you checked in and give you the keys.

The Telephone and Voice Messages: I built the house too big. I'll admit it right here and now, I am never within range when the phone rings, if I hear it at all- too many "Who" concerts, probably! And especially, if I'm not in the house. Right now I am the only guy running the place so between getting rooms ready, finding fresh fruit for breakfasts, picking up our fresh French pastries and about a million other things please don't be offended if you don't catch me. PLEASE Remember the sun comes up here last so you can call after work but not before. Even some of the guys from NASA get it wrong. I try to return messages in the morning after the guests leave the house and again in the early evening but not after 6 p.m. here. There are too many area codes and too many time zones. So I may take a day to get back to you. Don't Panic. If you're booking rooms for a couple months in advance it shouldn't be a problem useless it's a Holiday of some sort. When you do leave your message please include in it the dates you are interested in and which rooms, and your phone number and go slow, if you're lucky they may be open. The absolutely best way to get me your credit card number is by E-mail, oh, stop cringing, 90% of our guest do it, either out of frustration at not being able to catching me by the phone or just convenience since they live on the other side of the planet. The numbers go onto the reservation slip and are deleted from the system as soon as they arrive.

CHECK-IN Time is 3 p.m. If you are arriving early, call us, your room may be ready early.

LATE CHECK-INS: If you are going to be checking in late (After 6 p.m.) Please call ahead or E-mail us and let us know as soon as possible. Even if it's just to leave us a message, we would greatly appreciate it. After 6p.m. we may give your rooms away to strangers.

CHECK-OUT: Check-out time is Noon. Again if you plan to stay in upcountry before you either fly out or head to your next accommodation your more than welcome to leave your bags here until you do head out of upcountry.

EARLY DEPARTURES: If you're leaving early for sunrise at Haleakala let us know the night before and we can have something for you to take with you up to the summit for breakfast. Early plane to catch: same rules. If you plan not to be here for breakfast please let us know the day before either by calling the house number and leaving a message, telling us in person or by leaving a note in the kitchen so we don't needlessly kill tons of innocent fruit.

CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY-please read this one!: Cancellations made 30 days prior to check-in date will receive a full refund. Refunds for cancellations made less than 30 days will depend on our ability to rebook the room.

RESTRICTIONS: The County of Maui, the State of Hawaii and our Insurance Company have placed restrictions on our Bed and Breakfast operation. So here are some of our restrictions:

We are only allowed two people per room. This is a restriction enforced by the State Fire Marshall and his definition of a person goes like this: Do they have a Social Security number and are they a tax deduction? If you answer Yes to either they are a person/people.

If you plan to scuba dive while you are here DON'T. Check with your divemaster and tell him you're staying at 3,000 feet and he'll probably tell you the same thing. You don't want you to get "Bent" this high up on the mounatian and the hyberbolic chamber is on Oahu.

We have been deemed Non-Child Proof by our insurance compnay and thus we can only accommodate people/persons/kids over 21 years old.

We are not allowed to prepare hot meals for you, not even toast or oatmeal, we do not have a certified kitchen or a 1,000 gallon grease trap.

There is no smoking allowed anywhere on the premises. It's a State Law-take it up with them. Not even in the back yard, you must actually leave the property to kill yourself.

We are not allowed to-and will never again-do wedding.

We can make ABSOLUTELY NO noise whatsoever outside after 10 p.m., this can result in an Immediate eviction. Our neighbors are very close by and it is way too quiet up here to be disturbing the natives.

The rest are mostly things we have to deal with the County on. Now have as much as fun you can without hurting yourself or us. Always remember that Mother Nature is Lethal here. The Ocean is different here than anywhere else in the world and unless you very familiar with the currents, the tide and waves don't go out. "When in doubt, don't go out" is a local saying, believe it. The mountains and the streams are no less dangerous, stay on marked trails and go with a guide if you are not familiar with the area or its trails. Always check with the rangers before going into Haleakala Crater or Kipahula and the Oheo Gulch (Seven Pools). Be around to see all of Maui.

Room Amenities include:

King Size beds are in 3 of our guest rooms and one has two twin beds.

Luxurious private bath with double vanities.

All rooms have Large showers, our downstairs ADA rooms have both a large barrier-free shower and tubs.

Private lanai facing West for views of the ocean, whales and spectacular sunsets.

Hair dryers are in all bathrooms so you won't have to pack one.

Ten foot high ceilings with ceiling fans.

Gas fireplaces on thermostats for your comfort.

Wet bar.

Mini-fridge.

Coffee Maker.

Color tv/dvd with fiber optic cable service.

A collection of films, TV and Music on DVD to choose from for your FREE "in-room" viewing pleasure.

FREE Wireless & Dail-up Internet accessibility.

Antiques and Hawaiian plantation decor: All of our Beds have Hawaiian Quilts on them which are extremely beautiful art and expensive. If you don't need them to keep warm please don't just throw them on the floor, please fold them up and put them on one of the chairs or in the closest.

All rates include a continental breakfast every morning including fresh fruit grown locally (papayas, pineapples, mangos, bananas, strawberries and/or passion fruit) and pastries from our local French bakery, fresh Orange Juice and Kona Coffee.

When you see the term "WE" used here it usually means me and the Dog!

If you have a special diet you'd like to continue while you're here we can help; Low-fat, no-fat, high fat, low protein, high protein, low carbo, high carbo, vegetarian, lacto-obo or vegan. We've been on most of these diets, in some cases several times. Just let us know ahead of time we will do our best to accommodate you.

 

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